Explain any three methods of ‘On-the-Job Training’.

(i) Induction Training: Induction training means to acquaint the newly appointed employees with their job and the organisation. Under this, new employees are introduced both to their superior and subordinates so that they can work with them as a team. Apart from this, he/she is informed about the objectives and policies of the organisation. He/She is also informed about their own authorities and responsibilities. In short, the purpose of induction is to accommodate new employees in the new environment expeditiously.

(ii) Apprenticeship Programme: This method is used in those cases where long-term training is required to attain complete proficiency to perform a particular job. The trainee is required to work with an expert for a specific period of time. The period of training may often vary from two to seven years. During the course of training, the expert imparts complete knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of the job.

(iii) Internship Training : Under internship training, technical institutions and business organisations jointly impart training to their members. The objective of this training is to strike a balance between theoretical and practical knowledge. Educational institutions impart theoretical knowledge to their students but for practical knowledge they are sent to business organisations. Likewise, employees already working in business organisations are sent to educational institutions from time-to-time to get latest theoretical knowledge. In this way, both kinds of institutions render mutual help to each other.